A WIDER WORLD OF FLOWERS

The botanical directory

From familiar garden flowers to species you have yet to meet. Explore the flowering plant tree through accepted scientific names, botanical families, and synonyms.

Accepted species
347,476
Synonym names
710,971
Botanical families
430
Genera
13,895

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Scientific names and synonyms are searchable from two characters. Familiar florist names link to their broader genus; common names are not available for every species.

2,473 species in CampanulaceaeShowing 1,177–1,200

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Photos show the identified species; cultivars and commercial forms can vary. Related genus guides cover other plants in the same group. Name authors credit the botanists behind a scientific name; “L.” stands for Carl Linnaeus. Swipe across the table to see family and guide links.

Flowering species, botanical families, photographs, and available florist guides
PhotoSpeciesFamily & genusFlower guides
No photo yetDowningia bellaName author: HooverAccepted speciesCampanulaceaeDowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDowningia bicornutaName author: A.GrayAccepted speciesCampanulaceaeDowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDowningia concolorName author: GreeneAccepted speciesCampanulaceaeDowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDowningia cuspidataName author: (Greene) RattanAccepted speciesCampanulaceaeDowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDowningia elegansName author: (Douglas ex Lindl.) Torr.Accepted speciesCampanulaceaeDowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDowningia insignisName author: GreeneAccepted speciesCampanulaceaeDowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDowningia laetaName author: (Greene) GreeneAccepted speciesCampanulaceaeDowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDowningia montanaName author: GreeneAccepted speciesCampanulaceaeDowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDowningia ornatissimaName author: GreeneAccepted speciesCampanulaceaeDowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDowningia pulchellaName author: Torr.Accepted speciesCampanulaceaeDowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDowningia pusillaName author: (G.Don) Torr.Accepted speciesCampanulaceaeDowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetDowningia yinaName author: ApplegateAccepted speciesCampanulaceaeDowningia genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEchinocodon dracoName author: (Pamp.) D.Y.HongAccepted speciesCampanulaceaeEchinocodon genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEdraianthus australisName author: (Wettst.) LakušićAccepted speciesCampanulaceaeEdraianthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEdraianthus caespitosusName author: F.K.Mey.Accepted speciesCampanulaceaeEdraianthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEdraianthus canescensName author: D.Lakušić, Niketić & Stevan.Accepted speciesCampanulaceaeEdraianthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEdraianthus dalmaticusName author: (A.DC.) A.DC.Accepted speciesCampanulaceaeEdraianthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEdraianthus dinaricusName author: (A.Kern.) Wettst.Accepted speciesCampanulaceaeEdraianthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEdraianthus glisiciiName author: Cernjav. & SoskaAccepted speciesCampanulaceaeEdraianthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEdraianthus graminifoliusName author: (L.) A.DC. ex Meisn.Accepted speciesCampanulaceaeEdraianthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEdraianthus hercegovinusName author: MalyAccepted speciesCampanulaceaeEdraianthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEdraianthus horvatiiName author: LakušićAccepted speciesCampanulaceaeEdraianthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEdraianthus niveusName author: BeckAccepted speciesCampanulaceaeEdraianthus genusNo guide yet
No photo yetEdraianthus parnassicusName author: (Boiss. & Spruner) HalácsyAccepted speciesCampanulaceaeEdraianthus genusNo guide yet
THE SOURCE & THE SCOPE

A living reference.
A documented starting point.

Taxonomy changes as plants are studied. This directory preserves the accepted names and synonym relationships in a specific World Flora Online release, so you can trace every entry to its source.

View the June 2026 source dataset

What is included?

All 347,476 accepted species classified under Angiosperms in this snapshot, plus 710,971 names treated as synonyms of those species. Flowering trees, grasses, and other less familiar flowering plants belong here too.

Is this every flower that has ever existed?

No complete list of every historical or undiscovered species exists. This collection excludes unresolved names, subspecies and varieties as separate records, non-flowering plants, and most cultivated forms. It is not a complete fossil or cultivar register.

Can I order these flowers?

A botanical record does not establish cut-flower availability or suitability for an arrangement. Our 980 florist guides cover commercial flowers, specialty garden cuts, and foliage, with design notes, photos, and calculator links. Calculator selection uses that florist collection; other ingredients can be entered as custom items.

Taxonomy: World Flora Online Consortium · CC0 public domain · Published June 21, 2026. Photographs and editorial florist guides have separate credits.